Friday, 15 February 2013

Finally Finished Friday - Colour Blocked Handbag

My favourite feature is the band that goes along the gusset and bottom

My least favourite part is the back, where I had a few problems with the zipper pocket. My zipper foot did not work well with the faux leather. (I had been using my walking foot most of the time)

Let's not look at that too long!

Inside has a zipper pocket on one side and a divided patch pocket that ran the whole length of the bag.

I love the argyle lining..

And between the lining and exterior I used... Shelf liner..

Yup shelf liner.. It's a thin foam and when I saw it at the store I thought I would experiment with it. The back is is smooth so I glue that that side to the faux leather. I think it worked ok.. The bag has some structure and stands up by itself.

Another first for me was the piping. Wasn't as scary as I thought! I made the strips but didn't cut the fabric on the bias.. I imagined there would be quite a bit of waste and was just feeling lazy.. I think it worked out ok, but I've never done it before so not sure how much a difference cutting on the bias would make.

I still haven't decided how long I want the strap.. I can easily remove links in the chain so I'll see how I end up wearing it.

This is my sketch (The bag is for an online class, we need to submit sketches and patterns as well as photo's of the final bag)

Overall, I'm pretty happy that it turned out as I wanted.. expect for the darn back zipper pocket..

17 comments:

That turned out great, the inside is my favourite part! I have a small purse that is my all time go to purse, but it's wearing out. When I look at your blog, I almost think that I can make another one just like it.

Wow I am so impressed that you've made a bag faux leather. I wouldn't dare attempt anything but fabric. I think it looks wonderful and I love your experimentation with the shelf liner. Thanks for sharing.Ali x

Your bag is beautiful, the colors are magnificent. I have worked with faux leathers / vinyl a few times, and I found it hard to do it, I congratulate you for the work you've done with this bag. Thanks for the tip on the Shelf liner, is something that I will try to use. You did a nice job Nisa!Marisa fromhttp://passionetcouture.blogspot.ca/

It's fab! The back pocket won't be seen much anyway - that's the part that will sit against your body...I like the overall design and the rest looks incredibly professional.I guess if your faux leather/real leather has a bit of stretch, then you'd get away without it being cut on the bias because bias cutting is all about creating stretch and it works really well for woven fabrics - probably unnecessary for what you were using.Well done!

Why do we all focus on the little bits that don't go so well? The rest of your bag is amazing and you should celebrate this - not the one small bit that happened to go a bit wrong! I really like the chain handle - it makes a nice change. :) Hope you have a good week. :)

If your fabric stretches on the vertical/horizontal plane, no problem. If it doesn't, try stretching it on the diagonal. That will tell you if you need to cut on the bias. Bias is to give the piping the stretch needed for curves and corners. Creates less bunch at the corners.